No not close to the first sign of but rot or the location of bud rot. The stem broke about 6 inches from the base of the plant (these are 12-14 ft tall). And it was due to the top heavy structure of the plant and intense New England winds.
That was really all my fault because I didn't give them the support they needed. I should have inserted a trellis around the time they reached 6 ft. And possibly one other one when then grew taller.
I mean I could have done a lot of things to help these plants. This was a test of what true sativa strains could do in our area.
Very cool test. I think you were smart to limit your work, we can put all the pretty bows we want on them but nature is the boss!
These things would have done a lot better had I:
But that will all be for future grows. At this point I'm hoping for 5-10% of the wet weight to be refined down to hash. That will be a just reward for this season.